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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What were the last words the Queen spoke?
(a) There is a rat in my soup.
(b) That rat is at play.
(c) There is a rat on the loose.
(d) There is a rat in the dining hall.

2. What do the guards tell Antoinette will happen to her son?
(a) He will become an albino.
(b) He will be a slave.
(c) He will starve to death.
(d) The rats will eat him.

3. What incredible thing happens when the Princess smiles at Despereaux?
(a) He discovers his destiny.
(b) He forgets he is a mouse.
(c) He falls in love.
(d) He hears music.

4. Why does Despereaux tell the jailer he cannot die?
(a) Because he is too young.
(b) Becaue he wants to learn how to write.
(c) Because he wants to read.
(d) Because he is in love.

5. What is the meaning of life according to Botticelli?
(a) Self sacrifice.
(b) Suffering of others.
(c) Love.
(d) Peace in all things.

Short Answer Questions

1. What decision does Roscuro make at that moment?

2. What does perfidy mean?

3. What did Furlough first notice when Despereaux was born?

4. What did Furlough not see the Princess do?

5. Where does Gregory put Despereaux?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the first thing that Despereaux is aware of after he is pushed down the dungeon steps by Furlough and the second guard?

2. Why did Antoinette's last word to Despereaux give him little comfort?

3. What are the ways in which Despereaux is considered to be a disappointment or different, and by whom?

4. What is the purpose of the Mouse Council?

5. Why was the killing of rats unsuccessful, and what did the King do?

6. How does Despereaux's behavior get him into trouble?

7. What is ironic about the name that Roscuro is given when he is born?

8. What fascination does Roscuro develop even though he is told it is not proper?

9. In what ways do Despereaux's siblings attempt to educate him on how to be a mouse?

10. What happens when the King orders that all of the rats be killed?

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